[CQ-Contest] 40M FT4 Frequency

[Jamie WW3S]

Not sure what the ARRL directors can do, other than suggest a different 
freq (I think above 7.100 would be great). I think the software 
developers, users, and contest organizers would be the ones to suggest 
"the move"

------ Original Message ------
From: donovanf at starpower.net
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Cc: "k1jt" <k1jt at arrl.net>
Sent: 8/5/2019 10:34:49 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] 40M FT4 Frequency

>I fully support K9YC's recommendation that ARRL members contact
>their directors so that they become aware of the need to quickly act
>force a change in the unfortunate choice of 7047.5 kHz for routine
>and rapidly growing FT4 activity.
>
>
>73
>Frank
>W3LPL
>
>----- Original Message -----
>
>From: donovanf at starpower.net
>To: "PVRC Mailman" <pvrc at mailman.qth.net>
>Cc: "k1jt" <k1jt at arrl.net>, "W3TOM" <w3tom at arrl.org>, w2ru at arrl.org
>Sent: Monday, August 5, 2019 2:29:13 PM
>Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] 40M FT4 Frequency
>
>
>What are PVRC members opinions and recommendations about the
>unwise choice of 7047.5 kHz for FT4 activity? While the FT4
>development team naively expected FT4 to be used only during
>contests, inevitably FT4 use is rapidly growing for routine QSOs.
>
>
>
>In my opinion the obvious 40 meter FT4 frequency range is in
>the much more lightly used 7100-7125 kHz segment.
>
>
>Something must be done soon.
>
>
>73
>Frank
>W3LPL
>
>----- Original Message -----
>
>From: "Jim Brown" <k9yc at audiosystemsgroup.com>
>To: "cq-contest" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
>Sent: Monday, August 5, 2019 7:57:41 AM
>Subject: [CQ-Contest] 40M FT4 Frequency
>
>7047 has been chosen, and many fans of WSJT modes have observed that
>it's likely to start a war. That range is widely used by W1AW, state QSO
>parties, QRP and QRS operation, county hunters, most CW contests, and
>many others. Sure, the WSJT team think it's only for contests, but if
>you build it, they will come, and they are coming. I had QRM from FT4
>operators during NAQP CW.
>
>I am a huge fan of the work of K1JT and his team (I use FT8 extensively
>on 160M and 6M), but they ain't perfect, and this is a massive screw-up.
>The default 40M FT4 frequency ought to be somewhere north of 7070 kHz.
>OTOH, I have no issue with the DXpedition mode frequency around 7058. I
>urge all contest clubs to contact both the WSJT team and their ARRL
>representatives about this.
>
>73, Jim K9YC
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